FEMA helps respond to disasters when local leaders request a presidential emergency declaration, a signal that the damage is beyond the state's ability to handle on its own. FEMA can reimburse ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is responsible for helping states and neighborhoods affected by disasters. FEMA officials are currently responding to wildfires in California and last ...

Trump, on his first trip since reclaiming the presidency on Monday, accused FEMA of bungling emergency relief efforts in North Carolina. He vowed to sign an executive order to begin the process ...